Where I can tell stories, relate experiences and pass along tips discovered while doing research on my family; through volunteer activities, including as an Online Parish Clerk; and from projects completed as a genealogical consultant.

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

My
4th great-grandparents, John and Jane Treby Shepheard, lived in
Cornwood parish all of their lives. They are shown on two censuses, 1841 and
1851, in the village of Lutton. John was a carpenter by trade.

John
and Jane Treby were first cousins. Jane’s father, Nicholas Shepheard, my 5th
great-grandfather, owned the East and Middle Rooke lands, discussed in my last
post, which were passed down to his sons, Nicholas, Sampson and Arthur. Middle
Rooke was eventually inherited by Richard Shepheard, the youngest son of John
and Jane Treby Shepheard.

Their
home was near the bottom of Gibb Hill Road, (parcel number 890 on the 1841
tithe map shown below). Their son, John, and his family lived further up the
same road (parcel number 903 on the tithe map). Another son, Richard, and his
family lived a short distance away (parcel number 864). Both John Junior and
Richard were also carpenters and it is interesting to speculate about whether
they worked together on various projects in the area. The individuals were all
renting their homes from Sir John Leman Rogers, Baronet.

Satellite
photo of Lutton Village, Cornwood Parish, Devon showing location of homes of
Shepheard family members

Gibb
Hill Cottage, as it is called now, the former residence of John and Jane Treby
Shepheard, is pictured below. Like many houses of its era, it was constructed
largely of stone and probably originally had a thatched roof. With a fireplace
on only one end, this building appears to have been a single family unit. A
good image of the house, with its stone walls, can be seen on Google Street
View.

Gibb
Hill Road in Lutton Village – Gibb Hill Cottage, former home of John and Jane
Treby Shepheard is in the centre of the picture (photo taken by Wayne
Shepheard, 2004)

Gibb
Hill Cottage, former home of John and Jane Treby Shepheard is in the centre of
the picture showing stone used in wall construction of the house (photo taken
by Brenda Gregory, 2007)

John
died on November 17, 1845. He was buried in the parish churchyard on November
23rd. Jane spent the last few years of her life living with her son,
John, and his family in their house in Lutton. She passed away on September 10,
1851. She was buried with her husband on September 14th.

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The photo in the background of this website is of the Miller-Watson Family, taken in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, around 1886. My great-grandfather, Isaac Mayfield Miller, is in the back row, second from the right. My 2nd great-grandmother, Hannah Tunstal (Mayfield) Miller-Watson, is seated front-centre. The other individuals are all of Hannah's other children from both of her marriages.

About Me

Wayne has pursued family history research for a number of decades, on
his own behalf and for others. He volunteers as an Online Parish Clerk,
handling four parishes in Devon, England. Wayne has also been active with a number of family history societies and is the past editor of two family history society journals. He is also an author of several articles
published in a number of different genealogical journals and has made
presentations at genealogical conferences. Following a long and successful
career as a geologist in the oil & gas industry, Wayne now pursues
genealogy as a hobby and a second line of work through his business, Family
History Facilitated.

Wayne is a native Calgarian and a descendant of many immigrants to
southern Alberta who originated in England, Scotland, Germany, the United
States and possibly other areas not yet determined. He actively explores many
family branches spread across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and
Europe.